PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Assman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

White
vs
Assman

190 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Assman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assman slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Assman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Assman throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assman lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
White throws a right and a left that Assman avoids nicely.
Assman closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Assman pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Assman.

White darts in and clinches Assman up against the cage.

White breaks from the clinch.
Assman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Assman duly obliges.
White throws a push kick but Assman slaps the foot to one side.
Assman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White scores with a kick to the body.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Assman is just out of range.
Assman misses with a double jab
and White finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
Assman misses with a double jab

and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Assman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White controlling the action here for a moment.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White keeps control of Assman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White prevents Assman from breaking the clinch.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

White breaks the clinch.

White clinches up against the cage.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Assman. No joy for White on that attempt.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.

White closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Assman looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is taking a breather. Assman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Assman wants to get back to his feet.
White trying to control the pace.
White wants to stand up but Assman has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

White escapes and gets back to his feet.
Assman looks gassed!
A choreographed right hand from Assman misses the target.
Assman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assman just misses with a punch to the body.
Assman tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White tries to clinch but Assman moves out of range.
Assman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

White manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

White slips a jab and a cross from Assman.
Assman scores with a nice right hand.
Assman tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Assman.
Assman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Assman backing up. Assman nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Assman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brett Assman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assman throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
A punch combination from White misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
A choreographed right hand from Assman misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Assman misses with a combination

and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from White.
Assman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Assman blocks with his arms.
Assman letting White take a breather here.
White jumps guard but Assman stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White lands a nice elbow.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Assman is blocking nicely.
Assman can't break the clinch.
Assman wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

White breaks from the clinch.
Assman throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a series of strikes. Assman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Assman throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Assman 's knee.
Assman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assman won't be happy with that.

White stands up.
Assman falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
Assman scores with a jab to the head.
White scores with a spinning back kick!

White clinches up against the cage.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch up but Assman circles away and keeps his distance.
White tries to clinch but Assman moves out of range.

White rushes Assman and presses him up against the cage.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assman.
Nice elbow from White.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

White has taken the fight to the clinch.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assman lands with a shot to the body.
Assman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Assman is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Assman circles away and we're back to standing.
Assman thows a body shot but no joy.
White scores with a head kick.
Assman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White manages to break the clinch.
Assman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Assman does no damage.
Assman misses with a left hand
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Assman.

White drives through and clinches with Assman against the cage.
Knees to the body from White.

Assman breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Assman is predictable there
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Assman 's knee.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from White - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack White dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

White tries for a takedown but Assman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Assman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Assman wants to break the clinch but can't.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assman throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Assman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Assman throws a combination that misses

and White counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White holding his opponent close, against the cage.
White lands a knee to the body.
Assman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White missing with knees to the body.
White lands an elbow just above Assman 's eye.
Assman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Assman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Assman throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Assman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Assman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

White moves into range and clinches up with Assman.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a knee to the head.
White stalling in the clinch.

White manages to break the clinch.
Assman throws a combination that misses

and White counters with a shoot takedown. Assman fights it but they end up in guard.
White trying to stand up but can't free himself from Assman's guard.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Assman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assman swinging wilding here.

White darts in and clinches Assman up against the cage.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Assman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Assman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Assman.
White tries to clinch there but Assman circles away.
Assman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White shoots in for a takedown but Assman shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assman falls off balance throwing a combination

and White counters by moving into the clinch.
A body shot lands from White.
Assman wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
White lands an elbow that stopped Assman in his tracks for a moment.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White can't get the takedown.
Assman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brett Assman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White is working Assman over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack White!